The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-01

U0er dIlu leu DOCKS anu newspapers
alone, while Johnny continued TO
stuff his head with knowledge and let
drinking alone. At the end Of year
and hall Johnny was q new man.
| don't believe his own mother would
have known him. 1t was astonishing
how the schooling he was acquiring
/ frightened up his face. 1t was still
strongly marked enough so, to make
him seem different to most folks.
but that was hardly taken into nc.
count by the side OF the new light OF
educated intelligence that shone in ev.
cry feature.
Long before this the boys had stop
ped throwing slurs at him: that is,
all except Borlag. Two things went
| to keep M the foreman's vindictive
feeling. First he had tried his best to
have Johnny discharged to make
room for pet OF his own, and failed
and New Years, when the yearly
stock taking had been gone into john
nv to the surprise OF all OF as, was
picked out to write the list OF items,
on account of the beautiful clearness
OF his hand writing. This in Itself was
gall and NORWOOD to the foreman,
! because heretofore he had always
been ected Tor that purpose. But
what made it ra5p III far more keenly,
/ the mischief.loving beggar, Smagg,
drawed forth in q voice OF mock SYM
pathy:-
"Borlag, my son, guess you'll have
to begin tending night school, like
Johnny does, to kind OF catch up and
improve your spinderleg writing.
You re getting left way behind"
The foreman darted n look OF hate
on johnny; and that look said he'd
like to twist his neck ii he dared.
Next he spit out the spitefu retort:-,
"When have need to Iun into the
baby business Of tending night school
to keep up my end OF the line, I'll let
you know"
Gan the same,' as Frank said
Johnny has caught up and gone by,
and you re getting badly left"
The foreman had gained his position
mainly for his ability to lay off the
work in drawings to form the patterns
by. Little did he suppose that the
despised johnny was possessed OF
more natural ability, not only to
sketch mere copy OF ~ drawing, but
originate new designs. Smagg, how
ever, CHANGED to make the discovery
by stumbling onto some OF Johnnys
specimens in q drawer under his saw
table. And straitway he showed
them to Borlag, along with the cut
ting SUGGESTION
"Tell you what it is, my boy, first
thing you know Johnny will be walk
ing right into your foreman's shoes.
This was getting "clean down to the
saw" and the foreman's face showed
that it "hurt like fun" He Kissed.
"Tscha! Them are some OF the
drawing teachers draughts he's hook
ed, an he's ietcht 'em here to pass 'em
of for his own"
johnny felt good. You could see
that in his eyes. But he didn't let on
word He never did have much to
say, he was the least given to brag OF
any man | ever saw.
After that we saw no more OF john
ny's drawings. Learned, though, that
he was putting in his best ticks to
make himself perfect IA practical
draughtsman, under tirst.class draw
ing teacher.
This was partly the eye-opening in
the way OF establishment George Fanch
had said there would be, in regard to
Johns progress. 1t was nothing to
what doomed six months afterwards,
however. About that time it got out,
somehow, that a Mr.. Leperre, who
had just fitted up an establishment
like ours in another city, was on the
lookout for a foreman, and would
pay tip-top salary for the right man.
lie was to inspect our factory in
day or two, anxious to secure the
services oil an experienced hand.
As the saying is, this set us all "by
the ears" Not one who did not hope
to be the lucky one picked out, and
secretly resolved to try every possible
scheme to bring it about. Three OF
the men paid the gentleman n visit at
his hotel, thinking to steal march
on the rest. II didn't do 'em n mite
of good, though. Mr.. Leperre said he
would not make any decision until he
had gone through the shop.
The only one not worked up on the
matter was Johnny. OF course, there
was no show for him, as he couldn't be
in the count, nohow. He hadn't had
the experience. Not one OF uc ever so
much as thought to figure OH his hav.
ing chance, nor did he himself, as !
gathered from what he let out when |
spoke to him about il. Even when we
saw Mr.. Laperre talking quite n good
ish bit with him, we didn't mix him
up in the matter.
R,t Johnny got the nnsiiinn Rless.